. >> flooding also a major concern, particularly for the areas less vulnerable following superstorm sandy along the coastline. guys, fema also getting involved, monitoring the storm from washington, d.c. but telling locals to please heed the warnings throughout the northeast. back to you. tracy: anna kooiman, you heed the warnings as well. stay warm, girl. >> heading inside. ashley: run. anna, thank you very much. it is quarter past. time to check the markets as we do always with nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. tech stocks driving gains we're seeing today. >> as you know, tech stocks we talk about the tech-heavy nasdaq right? the nasdaq composite is up 1% versus the other indices. aol, talk about aol. their shares are surging on the heels of their earnings we've been seeing. when you talk about advertising revenue growth, that certainly has been stellar for aol. they also have the 100 million dollar buyback program. here it is, up 7%, to 33.60. up $2.19. ceo as i noted earlier will be on with liz claman in the 3:00 p.m. show. tim armstrong. linkedin, another